Avengers Doomsday – The 7 essential MCU movies and 1 show to watch before | Films | Entertainment

Earlier this week, the first full trailer for Avengers Doomsday landed. Robert Downey Jr returns to the MCU, but this time as the villainous Dr Doom. Meanwhile, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor and Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers are also back in a blockbuster sequel to Avengers Endgame that’s once again directed by the Russo Brothers, alongside 2027’s Avengers Secret Wars. Now, some Marvel fans may have dropped off the MCU with 2019’s Endgame, which concluded the Infinity Saga (Phases 1-3). Let’s be honest, the Multiverse Saga (Phases 4-6), which Doomsday and Secret Wars are concluding, has been pretty hit and miss.

You might be wondering who some of the other superheroes are in the new Avengers Doomsday trailer, alongside the X-Men and Fantastic Four from different universes. But with around 6 months left until the comic book blockbuster hits cinemas, here are the 7 essential MCU Multiverse Saga movies and 1 TV miniseries to catch up on beforehand. And whatever you do, don’t skip the end credits scenes!

Essentials: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Loki season 1 & 2 (2021-2023), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), The Marvels (2023), Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Thunderbolts* (2025), The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).

Optional extras: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), Captain America: Brave New World (2025).

All of these Marvel films and the miniseries are streaming on Disney+, except for Spider-Man: No Way Home, which is on BBC iPlayer and NOW. Meanwhile, Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits cinemas on July 29 and Avengers Doomsday follows on December 18, 2026.